Mrinalini Mukherjee created the sculpture Vanshri in 1994. Which material did she use to make it?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Hemp-fibre
Option (1) Bronze — Incorrect. Bronze is the medium of Triumph of Labour and of Amarnath Sahgal’s Cries Un-heard, not of Vanshri.
Option (2) Hemp-fibre — Correct. Mukherjee made Vanshri from hemp-fibre, an unusual material that she turned into a monumental form.
Option (3) Cement mixed with pebbles — Incorrect. Ramkinker Baij made Santhal Family out of metal armature and cement mixed with pebbles.
Option (4) Wood — Incorrect. Wood is named with marble and stone as a traditional medium. Vanshri is made of fibre, not wood.
NCERT (2026-27): “Vanshri This artwork was created by Mrinalini Mukherjee in 1994. She uses an unusual material to make this sculpture. She uses hemp-fibre, a medium that she experimented with from the early 1970s. Going by the intricate way, she has knotted together and woven a complex shape out of jute fibre. It seems to be the result of years of handling the new material.” |